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New Method Fabricates Optically Active Structures

Scientists have developed a method to create new classes of optical materials and structures.The study was published in Science earlier this month.

29 Jan 2018

Optical Efficiency in Nanophotonic Devices Enhanced by NRL

Physicists have shown the means to enhance the optical loss features and transmission efficiency of hexagonal boron nitride devices.

8 Jan 2018

New Nanoscale Structure can Provide Full and Unprecedented Control over Light Localization

A recent research work on three-dimensional topological insulators was recognized as one of the most promising developments in photonics in 2017 by Optics & Photonics News. These structures can control light with no losses due to material defects and absorption, making them a potential candidate for applications in communication networks, optical computers, lasers, and antennas.

4 Dec 2017

Anton Paar announces new software product: Tosca™ Analysis for industrial AFM users

Following the recent launch of the Tosca™ 400 atomic force microscope, the leading scientific equipment manufacturing company Anton Paar is today announcing the launch of Tosca™ analysis software, based on Di...

2 Nov 2017

Scientists Equip Electronic Chips with Innovative Optical Functions

In electronic devices, the performance of a chip is limited by electron speed and by overheating produced by the electric current during intensive use. In order to overcome this problem, a many research projects try to combine both optical and electronic components on one chip or to generate all-optical chips.

26 Oct 2017

Researchers Develop Printing-Based Technique to Harness Light

A microscopic ‘pen’ that is able to write structures adequately small to trap and harness light using a commercially available printing method could be used for sensing, lasers, biotechnology, and investigating the interaction between light and matter.

24 Oct 2017

New Optical Imaging Technique can Target Cancer Cells

Dr. Ning Fang from Georgia State University’s Chemistry Department has developed a new optical imaging method, Single Particle Orientation and Rotational Tracking (SPORT), to view rotational motions in live cells and eventually target cancer cells.

17 Oct 2017

Researchers Create Compact Mass Spectrometer Capable of Analyzing Mars' Atmosphere

BYU researchers have created a miniaturized, portable version of a tool now capable of analyzing Mars’ atmosphere — and that’s just one of its myriad possible uses.

1 Sep 2017

Synchronized Emissions from Anapole Nanolaser can Generate Ultrafast Light Pulses

A simulation study headed by KAUST researchers reveal that a cost-effective, reinvented laser source storing light energy inside nanoscale disks could be capable of strengthening the development of optically powered neurocomputers.

18 Jul 2017